Incident · 2005-09-21

NTSB case LAX05IA312 · Airbus Industrie A320 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2005-09-21
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A320 (N536JB)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: Jet Blue Airways, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Jet Blue Airways, Inc.

Probable cause

The fatigue failure of two anti-rotation lugs due to repeated cyclic pre-landing tests, which allowed the nosewheels to deviate from the 0-degree position on landing gear retraction. A contributing factor was the design of the Brake Steering Control Unit (BSCU) system logic, which prevented the nosewheels from centering. Also contributing was the lack of a procedure to attempt to reset the BSCU system under these conditions.

Source: NTSB case LAX05IA312

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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